"overexaggerate" meaning in All languages combined

See overexaggerate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: overexaggerates [present, singular, third-person], overexaggerating [participle, present], overexaggerated [participle, past], overexaggerated [past]
Etymology: From over- + exaggerate, perhaps specifically influenced by overstate and/or overdo. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|exaggerate}} over- + exaggerate Head templates: {{en-verb}} overexaggerate (third-person singular simple present overexaggerates, present participle overexaggerating, simple past and past participle overexaggerated)
  1. To exaggerate, to overstate excessively.
    Sense id: en-overexaggerate-en-verb-juuh-9cc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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